Is domestic violence endemic in Pakistan: Perspective from Pakistani wives

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-28

  Shaikh, Masood Ali ^a  

^a Municipal Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic Violence; Pakistan; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; SEX; WEAPON;

EID: 0037258447     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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